"Effortless" hair that requires so much time
Squeeze your blistered feet into shoes that you hate
And your legs into jeans 4 sizes too small
So your thighs don't bounce when you walk and your butt isn't flat
And your chest in a push-up bra
So your boobs look okay and your chest isn't flat
So you look "curvy" without looking fat
Just enough
Be just enough
Put on just enough makeup without looking like a
Whore
Show just enough skin without looking like a
Stripper
Have just enough confidence without looking like a
Bitch
Have just enough boyfriends without looking like a
Slut
Have just enough guy friends without looking like a
Lesbian
Oh, and do this all without looking like you're trying
Too hard
All so people won't look at you and
Turn away
So they can't hurt you
So they can't get to you
So they can't see you
YOU ARE READING
My Voice Through Poetry
PoetryDepressed + gay = poetry 🤯 ⚠️ TRIGGER WARNING: including (but not limited to) self-harm, abuse, mental hospitals, eating disorders, and suicide.
